听美文故事记6级单词06-10
时间：2018-11-30 作者：英语课 分类：听美文故事记6级单词
10. Japan's Yong Bring the Kimono Back into Style
There was a time when no self-respecting twentysomething Japanese woman with a modicum 1 of style would have been seen out and about in a kimono.
The garment was seen as over-priced and uncomfortable, and brought to mind an outdated 2 image of Japanese femininity, of demure 3 women struggling to retain composure as they shuffle 4 along in a garment that must have taken an age to put on.
But kimonos are making a comeback in trendy parts of Tokyo, and the women wearing them are young, fashion-conscious and as comfortable in their traditional wear as they are in their jeans.
"They no longer think that kimonos are the preserve of older women with money to spend," said an assistant at a second-hand 5 kimono shop in Tokyo's chic 6 Omotesando district. "They wear them when they go out on a date or want something a bit different for a formal occasion."
A brand-new kimono, and the long list of accessories that goes with it, is still prohibitively expensive, costing thousands, even tens of thousands, of pounds. But a thriving market in antique cast-offs, available for as little as a few pounds, is now serving students and younger working women. Buyers mix and match their kimonos with obi belts, shoes and split-toe socks.
Emiko Miura, a pharmacist who owns about 40 kimonos, is a longtime convert but still in her 30s. "I don't think twice about getting dressed up to go shopping or to go out for dinner with friends."
With Tokyo's energy-sapping humidity already in the air, it will soon be time to don yukata, lighter 7, cooler, and much cheaper summer kimonos. Magazine shelves are heaving with advice for yukata wearers on the right mix of handbag, jewellery, boots and sunglasses.
"I think some women are getting tired of following western culture, and want to get back to something that's not only Japanese, but wearable," said Leeyong Soo, international fashion coordinator 8 for the Japanese edition of Vogue 9. "They're also rediscovering how nice old things can be, which is encouraging as Japan is normally such a throwaway culture."
- If he had a modicum of sense,he wouldn't do such a foolish thing.要是他稍有一点理智，他决不会做出如此愚蠢的事来。
- There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.她说的话没有一点是真的。
- That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
- Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。
- She's very demure and sweet.她非常娴静可爱。
- The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。
- I wish you'd remember to shuffle before you deal.我希望在你发牌前记得洗牌。
- Don't shuffle your feet along.别拖着脚步走。
- I got this book by chance at a second-hand bookshop.我赶巧在一家旧书店里买到这本书。
- They will put all these second-hand goods up for sale.他们将把这些旧货全部公开出售。
- She bought a chic little hat.她买了一顶别致的小帽子。
- The chic restaurant is patronized by many celebrities.这家时髦的饭店常有名人光顾。
- The portrait was touched up so as to make it lighter.这张画经过润色，色调明朗了一些。
- The lighter works off the car battery.引燃器利用汽车蓄电池打火。
- The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
- How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？